I don’t climb mountains. Mountains climb me. The mountain is myself. I climb on myself.
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Archive for January, 2022
Filed under Holidays, Taormina 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 31st 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
A Short Walk…
…from the Durham Marriot Hotel
I would have loved to walk further down this side of the river with its hidden heritage. Time was not in my favour, I had to turn back when I reached the Durham bandstand with its unique weathervane.
Mr C was patiently waiting for me, we had a date with Hartlepool…
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 30th 2022
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2022
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Seaham Memorials
The war memorial at Seaham is located on Terrace Green, by the sea front. The memorial is a Celtic cross designed by Mr TA Lawson and unveiled 1922 in dedication to the local men who lost their lives in the First World War. It was later further dedicated to those lost in the Second World War. The monument [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 27th 2022
St Peter’s Chapel, attached to Auckland Castle is rich with history and well worth a visit. On my visit a guide told us about the extensive history of the chapel but sadly a guidebook was not available and searching the internet does not easily reveal its treasures.
The original chapel was destroyed after the Civil War. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Woodland Wildlife
Followed much later by fine dining at Chez Nous.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2022
